I have lived with him (Tommy) for 4 years and I love it because when I leave RACE at the weekend I go straight home to my horses and I groom, feed and ride them out. I have trotting horses so I go out in the two wheeler with Tommy and his kid and pull into the shop. I was in the Garda Youth Project and they send a few young lads up to RACE and they got me the forms and helped me get my spot on the course.
I tried out for RACE last year too but I didn’t get in. I said I was going to keep my head up and make my family, friends and the lads in the club proud. I decided to give it another go and I came up and worked so hard to get were I am and I am so proud of myself and thankful to all the people that keep me were I want to be. I am so happy to be here. I never used to get up for school and I am getting up at 7am every morning and I really enjoy this course and the people in it and the staff.
Since being in RACE, I have learned a lot and learned how to put on tack because it was my first time in a yard like RACE and I have good friends that always help me when I get stuck and that’s what I like about RACE, the groups of friends that are always there when you need them and I thank them a lot and the staff are so helpful, they might give out but they want you to learn from your mistakes.
I want to be a jockey and I am in the right place to get what I am hoping to get and I will work so hard to get what I came up here for. Thanks to everyone that helped me through this and thanks to my Uncle and his wife and the youth workers. Bring on the future!
Lee was placed with Conor O’Dwyer on 27th February 2017
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| Lee riding on RACE Gallops for Family Day 2016 |
